ASSOCIATION OF HIGH RISK FACTORS AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN INFANTS A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY

Abstract

Any program on prevention is based on uptodate data on risk factor association with hearing loss The medical facilities for neonatal and infant care Photo therapy Mechanical ventilation etc and prevalence of risk factor changes over time and place Though some preliminary studies have been done in India earlier in enlisting the risk factors there is no focused study on prioritizing them Hence there is a dire need to study the strength of association of individual and combined multiple risk factors in our country both hereditary and acquired The aim was to study the association of high risk factors and permanent hearing impairment in infants The objectives were to find the strength and significance of association of individual hereditary risk factors with permanent hearing impairment To find the strength and significance of association of combined hereditary risk factor with permanent hearing impairment To find the strength and significance of association of individual acquired risk factors with permanent hearing impairment To find the strength and significance of association of combined acquired risk factors with permanent hearing impairment newline